Our Annual contest Skate it up

SKATE IT UP 2017

Sept 29th Bowl Jam 6-9 PMThis year we will award a week to Camp Woodward to one (17 or under) fortunate bowl skater.
It will be the “Barney bowl”
We will award additional prizes along the way.
The only requirement is you have to know how to drop in to skate the bowl.
Live music is scheduled from Blake Thompson aka Ziggy Moonshine during the bowl jam!

Sept 30th Street Competition Sign up starts at 10 AM contest starts at 11 AM.Mark your calendar! It’s here and we are ready! It’s our third year at the largest public skate park in the USA, North Houston Skate Park. Professional skaters Brian Sumner, , Beaver Fleming, Judd Held, & Team Self Destruct are scheduled to be here to judge, and skate! The contest is FREE to enter and FREE to watch!
Age brackets/prizes are as follows
11 & under, 12-14, 15-17,
1st 1-week at Camp Woodward and a complete skateboard
2nd complete
3rd deck and wheels
18-up/Open.
1st $200/complete 2nd $125/deck and bearings 3rd $75 deck
All age brackets 1st 2nd and 3rd place winner will receive trophies.

The format will be 5 skater jam for 3 minutes per jam. There will be a finals jam for each age bracket for the top 5 skaters of each age bracket.

SKATE IT UP 2016

Sept 30th Bowl Jam 6-9 PM (Just for fun!)
It will be the “Barney bowl”
We will break it up into age brackets and will award prizes along the way.
The only requirement is you have to know how to drop in to skate the bowl.
11-Under,12-14, 15-17, 18-up, Legends
Current plans are to have two bands play during the bowl jam!

Oct 1st Street Competition Sign up starts at 10 AM contest starts at 11 AM.Mark your calendar! It’s here and we are ready! It’s our second year at the largest public skate park in the USA, North Houston Skate Park. Professional skaters Brian Sumner, Mike Steinkamp, Beaver Fleming & Team Self Destructare scheduled to be there to judge, and skate! The contest is FREE to enter and FREE to watch!Age brackets/prizes are as follows11 & under, 12-14, 15-17,1st 1-weeks at Camp Woodward and a complete skateboard2nd complete3rd deck and wheels18-up/Open.1st $200/complete 2nd $125/deck and bearings 3rd $75 deckAll age brackets 1st 2nd and 3rd place winner will receive a trophies.

Format will be 5 skater jam for 3 minutes per jam. There will be a finals jam for each age bracket for the top 5 skater of each age bracket.

The street contest we’ll be held in the area by the bacon strip. We may hold the finals for the older age brackets on the stair set.

Mark your calendar for October 3rd! It’s here and we are ready! This year we have been given the privilege to host the contest at the largest public skate park in the USA. North Houston skate park or formally know as Spring skate park. Professional skaters Brian Sumner and Elijah Moore are schedule to be the guest judges along the Team Self Destruct! This year has brought a new challenge on how to format the event since the park is so big, the question is what section of the park do we use since we can’t use it all. We have decided to keep it mainly a street event with some transitions thrown in. The course will include the stair sets the plaza the bacon strip and the A-frame section. The contest is FREE to enter and FREE to watch!
Age brackets/prizes are as follows
11 & under, 12-14, 15-17,
1st 1-weeks at Camp Woodward and a complete skateboard
2nd complete
3rd deck and wheels
18-up/Open.
1st $200/complete 2nd $125/deck and bearings 3rd $75 deck
All age brackets 1st 2nd and 3rd place winner will receive a custom made trophies.
We will be using the latest scoring software from the Boardr and the scoring will be available live during the event. Here’s the lay out of the park area. Skaters will skate in a 5 man jam sessions for 3 minutes. The top 5 skaters of each age group will compete in a final jam session. Once all the age brackets has been completed the awards will be handed out. Sign up starts at 11:00 and the contest will start at 12:00. We will have some fried catfish and jambalaya on hand for contestants and the audience alike. Come out and skate or just enjoy the park and watch the skaters.

Park plan 2015

SKATE IT UP 2014

SKATE IT UP 2013

So you want to go to camp Woodward? Well all you have to do is come to Skate it up @Southsideskatepark in Houston Texas on Sept 28th at 11 and sign up to skate in the contest and you will have a chance to win. No you don’t have to win first place (but if you do you will win a Week at Camp Woodward also BUT sorry air fair is not included) No you don’t have to be the best skater. Yes you have to present to win, yes you have to have a good attitude, yes you have to skate, and yes its FREE! Here’s the rules ………the judges will be watching all the skaters during the contest and at the end of the awards a skater will be blessed with a week at camp Woodward and air fair is included just because! So come out and skate have a great time meet some great people and you just might win a week and Camp Woodward on us

Again this year it’s all FREE and of course it’s at the best street course in Houston Southside skatepark at 510 Iowa St, South Houston, TX 77587, thanks to Big O for hosting the event. We’ve got Josh Harmony, Brian Sumner, Casey Wells and Jon “Deezle” Depoian coming to judge the event. Josh Harmony is sponsored by/skates for Toy Machine Skateboards, Rvca Clothing, Fallen Footwear, Pig Wheels, Bro Style Grip and Independent Trucks. Brian Sumner is sponsored by/skates for Reliance skateboards, Air speed footwear & Truth Soul Armor. Casey and Deezle both skate for Reliance/Siren. Our friends from SK808 wheels Aaron Estrada and Ya Bra Roo will be spinning tunes. We’ve got a week at camp Woodward for first place in each age bracket under 18 and $400 cash purse for the open class. Don’t you worry 2nd and 3rd place will pick up some sweet prize packs. Bring your friends there will be free burgers as always and prizes for things like best socks, grip design, over all steez, best trick, highest air, best slam, you name it we will give away prizes for it, all you have to do is show up. If you want to skate for free then sign up for the contest and enjoy one of our first round jams to test your skills against the best park and skaters in Htown. We know everyone can’t win the contest so we will be roaming the crowd to find the winner of a free week at camp Woodward for just being there but you must stay to the end to win! So come out and join the fun and spend the day at Southside on us. We hope to see you there, show up early sign up is at 11 and stay late……the park closes at it’s usual time….I think that’s 9pm. A big thanks to our sponsors Camp Woodward, SK808, Christian Skaters, Middleman Skateboards, Reliance Skate boards, Vans & All the families that have supported us through out. God bless from the TruthRiders….

2012 Skate it up was at Southside skatepark again! Thanks to Big O for hosting the contest at the best indoor/street park in Houston and surrounding area.
Elijah Moore and Dog Tacos author Terry McChesney came down to Judge. We had the usual street contest and added a bowl jam of all ages! The contest again was free to enter and watch. Our friends from Sk808 brought rhymes and busted out the raps along with some sick wheels. Thanks to everyone that came out!

Here are a few posters from our past skate contest along with a few of our promotional videos.